M8 4PT Manchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Crumpsall. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Manchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,312 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,541 | £1,798 | £2,055 | £2,312 | £2,826 | £3,340 | £3,853 | £4,624 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (78% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bowker Bank Industrial Estate Off Bowker Bank Av, permissioned (320 m)
- Bowker Bank Industrial Estate Off Bowker Bank Av, permissioned (320 m)
- West of Riverdale Road: up to 10 homes, non permissioned (530 m)
- 63 Crumpsall Lane, not permissioned (600 m)
- Riverdale Road/Inchcape Drive, not permissioned (620 m)
- Parkhill Avenue / Delaunays Road: up to 24 homes, non permissioned (630 m)
- Land Bounded By Park Hill Avenue, Cleveland Road And Delaunays Road Crumpsall Manchester, permissioned (630 m)
- Former Imperial Public House, Delaunays Road: up to 35 homes, non permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 55 m and 60 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Manchester Victoria 8.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Moston 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Salford Central 815,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) | 690 m |
| Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) | 840 m | |
| Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Lakeside Rise Bowker Vale | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Middleton Bus Station | 3.6 km |
| Car parks | Old Market Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park View Medical Centre | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest M8 Pharmacy | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 630 m |
| Hospital | North Manchester General Hospital | 780 m |
| Police station | Greater Manchester Police - Plant Hill Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Herristone Park 1.3 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.8 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,520 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heaton Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heaton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Manchester General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blackley Forest | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Blackfish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Oak Croft Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north |
| Oliver Clough | Valley | 2.2 km east |
| Boggart Hole Clough | Valley | 2.2 km east |
| Bailey's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.